Paphosiscus Grogan and Lund 2015 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Paphosisciformes - Paphosiscidae

Full reference: E. D. Grogan and R. Lund. 2015. Two new Actinopterygii (Vertebrata, Osteichthyes) with cosmine from the Bear Gulch Limestone (Heath Fm., Serpukhovian, Mississippian) of Montana USA. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 164:111-132

Parent taxon: Paphosiscidae according to E. D. Grogan and R. Lund 2015

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Paphosiscus circulocaudus Paphosiscus scalmocristus

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Type: Paphosiscus circulocaudus

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of United States (3: Montana collections)

Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences

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